9. 'Zero Dark Thirty' (opening Jan. 4)

A reminder that 160 minutes flies by when watching something deserving of your attention, Kathryn Bigelow's riveting procedural about one CIA agent's (Jessica Chastain) decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden crackles with the mystery and urgency of real life. A few days after seeing the movie, you're still thinking about it.

A reminder that 160 minutes flies by when watching something deserving of your attention, Kathryn Bigelow's riveting procedural about one CIA agent's (Jessica Chastain) decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden crackles with the mystery and urgency of real life. A few days after seeing the movie, you're still thinking about it.

A reminder that 160 minutes flies by when watching something deserving of your attention, Kathryn Bigelow's riveting procedural about one CIA agent's (Jessica Chastain) decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden crackles with the mystery and urgency of real life. A few days after seeing the movie, you're still thinking about it.